Ashkenazi Jews descend from 350 people, study finds

The Times of Israel ^ | Andrew Tobin

[Pharmboy]

They say that Ashkenazi Jews are about half Euro and half Middle Eastern in origin. Another interesting point that I remember from another article a few years ago is that Jewish redheads and Celtic redheads have red hair based on different genetic mutations.

[Pharmboy]

Some interesting genetic stuff in here on non-Jewish Euros also.

[Pollster1]

I was under the impression that all Jews (and all people) descended from fewer people than that.

[StoneWall Brigade]

Interesting

[jjotto]

Several redheads mentioned in Jewish bloodlines, such as Esau and King David.

[humblegunner]

And the cat?
What religion is the cat?

[dfwgator]

What religion is the cat?

Catolic.

[humblegunner]

Catolic.

Clearly.

[EveningStar]

FYI ping

[yarddog]

I also think it interesting that Ramses The Great was a red head.

[jjotto]

The Ashkenaz bottleneck was “between 600 and 800 years ago,” but the Ashekenaz - Sefardi split goes back a few hundred years before that, as evidenced by Rabbenu Gershom, whose prohibition of polygamy was binding on Ashkenazim but not Sefardim.

Most likely a larger Jewish population in Europe was all but wiped out at the bottleneck, possibly fallout from the Crusades.

[miss marmelstein]

And the colors are actually very different.

My mother’s side of the family have Ashkenazi markers. And some redheads, too, but they appeared to be very Celtic.

[Smittie]

The first Jew was born to Abraham and Sarah and was named Isaac. Now where’s my grant money? How much money was spent on this research?

[BipolarBob]

Was it last seen driving a Cat-tilac?

[EinNYC]

Cat is clearly Meowsaic.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Ashkenazi Jews descend from 350 people

If they dug further, I won’t be surprised to find that the number will go down to 8, and eventually 2.

[Aliska]

Wasn't that the first Israelite? I thought the Jews were only from the tribe of Judah.

The definition has been expanded (by whom and how I'm not sure) to include anyone of the Jewish faith.

[pugmama]

LOL..........LOL........LOL!

[jjotto]

‘Jew’ and ‘Jewish’ aren’t official terms. The technical term is ‘ben/bat yisrael’ (son/daughter of Israel).

The Bible relates that Mordechai of the Tribe of Benjamin was called ‘ish Yehudi’ (Jewish man), so the term apparently goes back to the Kingdom of Judah which included the Tribe of Levi and remnants of the other tribes.

[Pharmboy]

You made me chuckle heartily.